List of names of ethnic groups
This is a list of ethnic group self-designations .
There are names listed by groups of people who are characterized by a ethnological context, d. H. that are characterized by a special origin, culture or language. Like all social titles, names or designations, these are subject to change or development. Titles ( autonyms ) that were formerly created out of ethnic self-confidence and meant to be honorable can be devalued in other contexts. On the other hand, in the course of time groups have taken on foreign names originally meant negatively ( ethnophaulisms ) as their own name.
The use of an external or self-designation for a foreign group initially says nothing about their evaluation. This depends on the circumstances.
The self-designation German has established itself as a foreign designation in a comparatively small part of the world ( Dutch Duitsers , Tysker (skand), Italian tedeschi ). More widespread foreign names use a certain historical tribal name pars pro toto: “ Germanic ” (e.g. in the Anglo-Saxon area), “ Alemannic ” (in parts of Western Europe or Asia) “ Saxony ” (in parts of Scandinavia). In the Slavic area, the originally derogatory term " Nemzi " (the speechless) established itself in variants . All these foreign names are currently used neutrally. Instead, specific ethnophaulisms have developed in many cases.
In many cases, self-names and external names correspond to one another (Italiani - Italian), so that they are not included in this list.
- Adivasi , ( first resident, native ), indigenous people of India
- Anangu , Aboriginal groups in Australia
- Ashkenazim , Western and Eastern Jews with a common religious tradition and culture
- Boricua , Puerto Rican
- Chicano , Mexicans living in the United States, and their descendants
- Desi , South Asians
- First Nations , Premières nations , ( First Nations ), indigenous peoples of Canada (since 1982)
- Gorans , southern Islamic Slavs
- Hellenes , Greeks, in different epochs
- Inuit , indigenous peoples in central and northeastern Arctic Canada
- Irættæ , Ossetians
- Kanak , indigenous people in New Caledonia, no original own name, for today's immigrants from there to France self-designation
- Khoikhoi ( true people ), Khoisan who live as hunters and gatherers, external names: San ( foreigners ), Bushmen , Hottentots , ( stutterers [?] )
- Kiwi , New Zealander (after the kiwi ), originally a foreign name, but now also an own name
- Magyars , Hungary
- Pinoy
- Québécois ( Quebecer ), depending on your point of view all or only francophone residents of Quebec
- Resandefolket , migrating historical population group in Scandinavia
- Romaioi , Greeks in late antiquity
- Runakuna , ( people ), Quechua
- Sami people in the north of Fennoscandinavia
- Slavs ( people of the word ), peoples who speak a Slavic language (East Central Europe, Eastern Europe and Southeast Europe)
- Unangax̂, ( coastal people ) Aleutians